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State to seek death penalty for Thomason

Published: Friday, October 25, 2013 at 07:45 PM.

The state attorney’s office announced Friday that it will seek the death penalty against William Alan Thomason, who is accused of killing his infant daughter, Braelyn.

“She was in the care of her father where she was supposed to be safe and instead she suffered these injuries,” said Assistant State Attorney Angela Mason, who will prosecute the case with Assistant State Attorney Jonathan Schlechter. “She was only 8 weeks old and her injuries were so egregious we felt the death penalty was appropriate.”

Upon returning home from running errands Sept. 13, Braelyn’s mother, Jessica Bias, found her daughter moaning and unresponsive.

Thomason, 23, of Fort Walton Beach, had been left alone with Braelyn that afternoon.

Thomason said the baby was just sleeping hard, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office.

The state attorney’s office announced Friday that it will seek the death penalty against William Alan Thomason, who is accused of killing his infant daughter, Braelyn.

“She was in the care of her father where she was supposed to be safe and instead she suffered these injuries,” said Assistant State Attorney Angela Mason, who will prosecute the case with Assistant State Attorney Jonathan Schlechter. “She was only 8 weeks old and her injuries were so egregious we felt the death penalty was appropriate.”

Upon returning home from running errands Sept. 13, Braelyn’s mother, Jessica Bias, found her daughter moaning and unresponsive.

Thomason, 23, of Fort Walton Beach, had been left alone with Braelyn that afternoon.

Thomason said the baby was just sleeping hard, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office.